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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Dufour v. Camfrancq 8 Mart. (o.s.) 235 1820 0 Sales, successions, suretyship, fieri facias, seizure, parol testimony, parol evidence, sequestration Louisiana
Calvit v. Haynes 8 Mart. (o.s.) 712 1820 0 Promissory notes, suretyship, sales Louisiana
Martineau v. Hooper 8 Mart. (o.s.) 699 1820 0 Torts, damages, rebellion, Louisiana
Sterling v. Fusilier 7 Mart. (o.s.) 442 1820 0 Warranty, sales, eviction, suretyship, damages, contracts, property Louisiana
Steel v. Cazeaux 8 Mart. (o.s.) 318 1820 0 Torts, damages, rebellion, murder, damages, witness testimony, criminal law, indemnification, evidence, property, statutory interpretation Louisiana
Marie v. Avart's Heirs 8 Mart. (o.s.) 512 1820 0 Successions, wills, property, privileges, mandamus, capacity, insane delusion, emancipation Louisiana
Ulzere v. Poeyfarre 8 Mart. (o.s.) 155 1820 0 Freedom suit, emancipation, evidence, successions, property, conflict of laws Louisiana
United States v. Slade 27 F. Cas. 1125 1820 1 United States
Somes v. Skinner 16 Mass. 348 1820 1 Massachusetts
Jaques v. Trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church 17 Johns. 548 1820 1 New York
Ela v. Card 2 N.H. 175 1820 1 New Hampshire
Clayton v. Mitchell 2 Del. Cas. 532 1820 0 Failure to pay for a transferred enslaved person Delaware
Ex parte Clarke 4 Va. 230 1820 1 Virginia
Robertson v. Depriest 20 Va. 469 1820 1 Virginia
United States v. Smith 27 F. Cas. 1167 1820 0 Indictment of slave trader United States
Davis v. Jacquin & Pomerait 5 H. & J. 100 1820 0 Maryland
Inhabitants of Berkley v. Inhabitants of Somerset 16 Mass. 454 1820 0 Assumpsit for expenses Massachusetts
Griffin v. Graham 8 N.C. 96 1820 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
The London Packet 18 U.S. 132 1820 1 United States
William v. Kelly 5 H. & J. 59 1820 0 Maryland